Canada and Western United States Road Trip photograph album

Canada and Western United States Road Trip photograph album, 1927

Overview of the Collection

Title: Canada and Western United States Road Trip photograph album
Dates: 1927 (inclusive)
19271927
Quantity: 1 album with 232 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1326
Summary: Album of photographs of a trip through western Canada and western United States in 1927
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Access to original photographs restricted. Permission of curator required for viewing. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

There are two women pictured throughout the album. One is unidentified, and the other is identified as Jessie B. The initials J.B.W. are written on the inner cover of the album and may refer to Jessie B. The letters BH.FA appear on the cover page of the album. Since the album ends in northern California, it is likely they lived there and that was where their trip started.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This album documents a road trip taken by two women in summer 1927. The photographs begin in Montana, go through British Columbia, Canada, and end in California. There are 12 chapters in the album. Each chapter begins with a poem that describes the events and locations pictured in that chapter. The album begins in Babb, Montana. Some of the other locations include Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park,Yoho National Park, Revelstoke National Park, and the Historic Columbia River Highway.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

This album was clearly part of a set of two albums documenting a road trip. The first album did not come with the collection. This album is labeled Volume II, Canada, Summer 1927. The complete geographic scope of the trip, and complete dates of the trip are unknown.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Donald Ney, December 12, 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Claire Aldenhuysen, 2014, Faithe McCreery, 2015.

Accessioned as PH2008-007.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Chapter I. From Babb to Banff Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip from Babb, Montana to the Exshaw, Alberta entrance of Banff National Park.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	1a	Meadow in Montana with mountains in the distance	Summer 1927
1	1b	Woman standing in a Montana field of hedysarum flowers	Summer 1927

Chapter II. Banff Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip from Banff, Alberta to Marble Canyon, British Columbia.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	2a	Bow River and hills	Summer 1927
1	2b	Sergeant Carstairs, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, on horseback	Summer 1927
1	3a	Lake Minnewanka and mountain	Summer 1927
1	3b	Gibraltar Rock with trees and water	Summer 1927
1	4a	Cars driving on Bow River Bridge with mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	4b	Bow River running through Sundance Canyon	Summer 1927
1	4c	Woman standing on a log bridge in a canyon (probably Sundance Canyon)	Summer 1927
1	5a	Woman at hot springs in Banff	Summer 1927
1	5b	Hot springs with cave in Banff	Summer 1927
1	6a	Banff Springs Hotel with trees and mountains	Summer 1927
1	6b	Bow Falls, on the Bow River	Summer 1927
1	7a	Mountains Written in album: Writing Desk Mountains.	Summer 1927
1	7b	Trees and mountains in Banff	Summer 1927
1	7c	Four teepees (tipis) on a bluff Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	8a	Vermillion Lakes and Mount Rundle	Summer 1927
1	8b	Sheep grazing on a hillside	Summer 1927
1	9a	People on wooden steps at entrance to Johnston Canyon	Summer 1927
1	9b	Johnston Canyon with wooden bridge	Summer 1927
1	10a	Two women on wooden bridge over Johnston Canyon	Summer 1927
1	10b	Rock pool hot springs in Banff	Summer 1927
1	11a-b	Waterfall at Johnston Canyon	Summer 1927
1	12a-b	Waterfall at Marble Canyon	Summer 1927
1	13a	Black bear in a forest clearing	Summer 1927
1	13b	Close-up of black bear in a forest clearing	Summer 1927
1	14a	Castle Mountain seen from Trans-Canada Highway	Summer 1927
1	14b	Close-up of black bear in a forest clearing	Summer 1927
1	15a	Person on bridge over Marble Canyon, at a distance	Summer 1927
1	15b	Woman next to water and bridge at Marble Canyon	Summer 1927
1	16a	Waterfall and bridge at Marble Canyon	Summer 1927
1	16b	Indian Paint Pots mineral springs at Kootenay National Park	Summer 1927
1	17a	Three women swimming at Crystal Springs Bath House	Summer 1927
1	17b	Jessie B. standing on the deck of Crystal Springs Bath House	Summer 1927

Chapter III. Lake Louise Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Lake Louise.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	18a	Woman outside Chateau Lake Louise	Summer 1927
1	18b	Woman outside Chateau Lake Louise Written in album: The Swimming Pool.	Summer 1927
1	19a	Mount Lefroy seen from the Plain of Six Glaciers	Summer 1927
1	19b	Chateau Lake Louise surrounded by lake, mountains, and trees	Summer 1927
1	20a	Mount Lafroy	Summer 1927
1	20b	Moraine and ice caves Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	21a	Mount Lefroy seen from the Plain of Six Glaciers	Summer 1927
1	21b	Glacial moraine	Summer 1927
1	22a	Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise	Summer 1927
1	22b	Woman hiking with Mount Lefroy in background Written in album: To the tea house.	Summer 1927
1	22c	Chateau Lake Louise surrounded by lake, mountains, and trees	Summer 1927
1	23a	Woman standing in pine forest Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	23b	Woman sitting on bluff overlooking Lake Agness	Summer 1927
1	24a	The Beehive and other mountains	Summer 1927
1	24b	The Beehive mountain and Mirror Lake	Summer 1927
1	25a	Woman at lookout on top of Beehive mountain	Summer 1927
1	25b	The Beehive mountain and Bridal Veil Falls	Summer 1927
1	26a	Lake Agnes Tea House, lake, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	26b	Woman standing next to Lake Agnes	Summer 1927
1	27a	Mountainside with trees and brush Written in album: The Marmot.	Summer 1927
1	27b	Lake Agnes with mountains and trees	Summer 1927
1	28a	Valley of the Ten Peaks	Summer 1927
1	28b	Hanging glaciers at the Valley of the Ten Peaks Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	29a	Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks	Summer 1927
1	29b	Glaciers at the Valley of the Ten Peaks	Summer 1927

Chapter IV. Valley of the Ten Peaks and Yoho Valley Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to the Valley of the Ten Peaks and Yoho Valley.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	30a	Moraine Lake and snowy mountains	Summer 1927
1	30b	Valley of the Ten Peaks	Summer 1927
1	31a	Moraine Lake and snowy mountains	Summer 1927
1	31b	Snowy mountains behind pine trees	Summer 1927
1	32a	Switchbacks in Yoho Valley road surrounded by pine trees	Summer 1927
1	32b	Sign reading "Dead Slow" at top of Yoho Valley switchbacks	Summer 1927
1	33a-b	Pine trees in front of Takakkaw Falls	Summer 1927
1	34a	Yoho River and Takakkaw Falls	Summer 1927
1	34b	Emerald Lake in front of pine trees and mountains	Summer 1927
1	34c	Yoho Valley Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	35a	Woman on horse in wooded valley, leading a second horse Written in album: On the way to Lake O'Hara.	Summer 1927
1	35b-c	Lake and pine trees in front of mountain	Summer 1927

Chapter V. Lake O'Hara Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip from Emerald Lake to Lake Oesa.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	36a	Log cabins on the wooded shore of Lake O'Hara with mountains in the background	Summer 1927
1	36b	Cabin in the trees next to Lake O'Hara with mountains in the background	Summer 1927
1	36c	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	37a	Cabin in the trees, next to Lake O'Hara, with mountains in the background	Summer 1927
1	37b	Log cabins on the wooded shore of Lake O'Hara with mountains in the background	Summer 1927
1	38a	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	38b	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	39a-b	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	40a-c	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	41a-b	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	42a	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	42b	Trees and mountains near Lake O'Hara	Summer 1927
1	43a	Cabins in woods next to Lake O'Hara	Summer 1927
1	43b	Lake O'Hara, trees, and mountains	Summer 1927
1	43c	Trees and mountains near Lake O'Hara	Summer 1927
1	44a	Woman standing on rocks in forest of Lyall's Larch	Summer 1927
1	44b	Lake McArthur with mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	45a	Woman leading a horse down a rocky hillside Written in album: Coming down from Lake McArthur.	Summer 1927
1	46a-b	Seven Sisters Waterfall	Summer 1927
1	46c	Seven Sisters Waterfall glacial moraines	Summer 1927
1	47a	Woman perched on a cliff face	Summer 1927
1	47b	Looking down on Lake Oesa, with mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	47c	Woman standing in front of a waterfall	Summer 1927
1	48a-b	Foothills near Abbot Pass	Summer 1927
1	48c	Lake in valley surrounded by mountains	Summer 1927
1	49a-b	Woman standing next to Lake Oesa	Summer 1927
1	50a	Water in a valley, pooled and flowing over rocks	Summer 1927
1	50b	Lake at the base of mountains	Summer 1927

Chapter VI: Field and the Trilobites Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Mt. Stephen and the town of Field.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	51a	Woman sitting on cliff in front of mountains and trees at Field, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	51b	Woman sitting on rocks, holding a trilobite fossil	Summer 1927
1	51c	Woman standing on wooded mountain trail	Summer 1927
1	52a	Sergeant Carstairs, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with Mrs. Sanson and another woman	Summer 1927

Chapter VII. The Kicking Horse and the Banff-Windermere Road Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Lake Windermere and the Fairmont Hot Springs.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	53a	Woman standing at the monument to Sir James Hector at Kicking Horse Pass	Summer 1927
1	53b	Mountain valley at Kicking Horse Pass	Summer 1927
1	54a-b	Canadian Pacific Railway train on a Spiral Tunnel track	Summer 1927
1	55a	Natural Bridge over the Kicking Horse River	Summer 1927
1	55b	Mountains and the Natural Bridge over Kicking Horse River	Summer 1927
1	56a	Two women at the Natural Bridge over Kicking Horse River	Summer 1927
1	56b	Car at entrance to Yoho National Park	Summer 1927
1	57a	Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a chained black bear	Summer 1927
1	57b	Small black bear chained to a post	Summer 1927
1	58a-b	Iron Gates cliffs at Sinclair Canyon	Summer 1927
1	59a-b	Iron Gates cliffs at Sinclair Canyon	Summer 1927
1	59c	Road through Iron Gates cliffs at Sinclair Canyon	Summer 1927
1	60a	Woman on bridge over Sinclair Creek	Summer 1927
1	60b	Sinclair Creek and cliffs	Summer 1927
1	61a	Car driving through Sinclair Canyon	Summer 1927
1	61b	Sinclair Canyon	Summer 1927
1	62a	Radium Hot Springs	Summer 1927
1	62b	Cliffs and trees along Columbia River	Summer 1927
1	63a	Lake Windermere with hills and mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	63b	Woman swimming at Fairmont Hot Springs	Summer 1927

Chapter VIII. Kusckanook, the Kootenay, and the Okanagan. The Cariboo Highway. Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip from Kuskanook to Vancouver.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	64a	Woman setting a ferry signal to "CALL"	Summer 1927
1	64b	Kuskanook Ferry Landing	Summer 1927
1	65a	Kuskanook Ferry Landing	Summer 1927
1	65b	Cars lined up at the Kuskanook Ferry Landing	Summer 1927
1	66a	Kootenay Lake	Summer 1927
1	66b	Boats, cabin, and wooded hills at Kootenay Lake	Summer 1927
1	67a	Woman and car next to a forest road	Summer 1927
1	68a	Car driving next to Okanagan Lake	Summer 1927
1	68b	Lake and mountains at Eagle Valley	Summer 1927
1	69a-b	Silvertip Falls	Summer 1927
1	70a	Woman standing next to a waterfall	Summer 1927
1	70b	Houses along a dirt road	Summer 1927
1	70c	Buildings and road in Revelstoke, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	71a	Waterfall on the Columbia River	Summer 1927
1	71b	Columbia River running through wooded mountains	Summer 1927
1	72a	Revelstoke and Columbia River with mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	72b	Horse-drawn carriage on road with buildings Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	73a	Car entering Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	73b	Mountain road in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	73c	Columbia River valley in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	74a	Prince of Wales commemorative plaque at Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	74b	Man, woman, and bear on dirt road in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	75a	Meadow next to a forest in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	75b	Woman on meadow path in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	76a	Woman on meadow path in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	76b	Woman next to log cabin in meadow in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	77a	Two women at a lookout in Mount Revelstoke National Park Photo has been placed in a sleeve and moved to an envelope at the front of the album.	Summer 1927
1	77b	Man, woman, and log cabin at a lookout in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	78a	Eva Lake in Mount Revelstoke National Park	Summer 1927
1	78b	Tea house on wooded cliff in Capilano Canyon	Summer 1927
1	79a	Waterfall and stone cliff	Summer 1927
1	79b	Woman standing next to forest road	Summer 1927
1	80a	Man, dock, and dock house with mountains in background	Summer 1927
1	80b	Suspension bridge over Fraser River near Lilooet	Summer 1927
1	80c	Car on rocky road with pine trees	Summer 1927
1	81a	Dock at lake surrounded by mountains	Summer 1927
1	81b	River running through wooded mountain valley	Summer 1927

Chapter X. Vancouver Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Vancouver.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	82a	Car on a bridge	Summer 1927
1	82b	Bridge spanning a river in wooded valley	Summer 1927
1	82c	Car next to a tunnel	Summer 1927
1	83a	Woman standing on Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver	Summer 1927
1	83b	Snake hedge in tea house garden in North Vancouver	Summer 1927
1	84a	Woman on wooded mountain path in West Vancouver	Summer 1927
1	84b	Woman sitting on rocks outside cabin	Summer 1927
1	85a	People swimming at Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver	Summer 1927
1	85b	Woman next to sign reading "HOT WATER 10¢"	Summer 1927
1	85c	People, dock, boats, and wooded hill at Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver	Summer 1927
1	86a	Woman on rocks at top of Grouse Mountain	Summer 1927
1	86b	Woman descending Grouse Mountain	Summer 1927
1	86c	Woman standing in clearing with trees	Summer 1927
1	87a	Two people in a forest, using their car to tow a crashed car out of a ditch	Summer 1927
1	87b	Road in a forest	Summer 1927
1	87c	Two people outside octagonal bastion at Nanaimo, British Columbia	Summer 1927

Chapter X. Vancouver Island Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Vancouver Island.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	88a	Interior of bastion at Nanaimo, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	88b	Man outside octagonal bastion at Nanaimo, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	89a	House and garden with lily pond at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	89b	House and manicured lawn at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	89c	Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	90a-b	Sunken garden at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	91a	Trees and flowers in a garden in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	91b	Trees and pond in a garden in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	92a-b	Topiaries at Pendray's Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927
1	92c	Bridge and trees in Victoria, British Columbia	Summer 1927

Chapter XI. The Chuckanut, the Columbia, and the Dalles-California Highway Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem which describes the trip to Lake Summer, Oregon.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	93a	Woman at Vista House historic site	Summer 1927
1	93b	Latourell Falls	Summer 1927
1	93c	Water pooling under Latourell Falls	Summer 1927
1	94a	Bridge over Multnomah Falls	Summer 1927
1	94b	Wahkeena Falls	Summer 1927
1	95a	Oneonta Creek at Oneonta Gorge	Summer 1927
1	95b	Horsetail Falls	Summer 1927
1	96a	Waterfall and trees on the Columbia River Highway	Summer 1927
1	96b	Waterfall on the Columbia River Highway	Summer 1927
1	97a	Woman next to stone fountain with plaque	Summer 1927
1	97b	Horsetail Falls	Summer 1927
1	98a	Exterior of circular tunnel on the Columbia River Highway	Summer 1927
1	98b	Interior of circular tunnel on the Columbia River Highway	Summer 1927

Chapter XII. Lakeview and Home Return to Top

The chapter starts with a poem that describes the trip from Oregon back to the participants' home, which includes a car breakdown.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	99a	Fort Rock, Oregon surrounded by plain	Summer 1927
1	99b	Woman and man eating breakfast outside in La Pine, Oregon	Summer 1927
1	100a	Two men, a woman, and a dog outside log cabin near Summer Lake, Oregon	Summer 1927
1	100b	Two men, a woman, and a dog eating picnic lunch near Summer Lake, Oregon	Summer 1927
1	101a	Person fishing in stream in a forest	Summer 1927
1	101b	Man named Chris standing outdoors	Summer 1927
1	101c	Person standing next to beaver dam in a forest	Summer 1927
1	102a-b	Several people on horses at a rodeo in Lakeview, Oregon	Summer 1927
1	103a	Woman eating a picnic lunch in a Nevada meadow	Summer 1927
1	103b	Rocking Stone Tower in Truckee, California	Summer 1927
1	104a	Car in front of Pioneer Monument at Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee, California	Summer 1927
1	104b	Donner Party memorial cross in Truckee, California	Summer 1927
1	105a	Rocky hills and Donner Memorial Bridge in Truckee, California	Summer 1927
1	105b	Woman standing on Donner Memorial Bridge in Truckee, California	Summer 1927
1	106a	View of mountains, trees, and Donner Lake from Donner Memorial Bridge	Summer 1927
1	106b	Man, woman, and deer in Auburn, California	Summer 1927
1	107a	Mount Shasta and field	Summer 1927

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

National parks and reserves--Canada--Photographs
National parks and reserves--Northwest, Pacific--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Voyages and travels--Photographs

Geographical Names

British Columbia--Description and travel--Photographs
California--Description and travel--Photographs
Canada--Description and travel--Photographs
Canada--Description and travel--Poetry
Montana--Description and travel--Photographs
Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel--Photographs
United States--Description and travel--Poetry

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